I work with adults and I specialize in anxiety, grief & loss, life transitions, divorce, relationship issues, women's issues, depression, LGBTQIA issues. Divorce can be a very challenging time. I offer support through this process as well as helping clients finding who are they now, and what's next. I offer support for women in midlife who have been married and are now coming out and trying to navigate life as part of the LGBTQIA community. During the Covid-19 Coronavirus I am offering a Virtual Mindfulness Based Grief Support Group as well as a Mindfulness Group to deal with the challenges of anxiety and fear. I have a wholistic Mindfulness Based Psychotherapy Approach and offer Therapeutic Horticulture connecting people to plants and enhancing their well being.

I approach my therapeutic work with warmth, curiosity, humor, openness, and respect for differences. My work with clients is informed by my training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, attachment research, neurobiology, and a range of evidenced-based therapeutic modalities. I help clients develop greater awareness of their role in the relational web of their life. This awareness empowers people to live a more meaningful, connected, and fulfilling life. Even if you are not primarily concerned about the relationships in your life, but simply want to improve your self-esteem, work on reducing compulsive behavior, or address anxiety or depression, therapy can be helpful.

As a Contemplative Psychotherapist I believe that all humans have inherent wisdom and clarity. This is called Buddha Nature in Buddhism or "Brilliant Sanity" in Contemplative Psychotherapy. This approach allows clients to increase their awareness of themselves and find ways to change habitual patterns that are bringing suffering into their lives. I use mindfulness and somatic based interventions to support clients see and feel the connection between body and mind, which leads to higher levels of integration and wellbeing. I have a lot of experience and training in working with relational trauma and attachment, and therefore my approach is client centered and and trauma informed.

Susan Nimmanheminda, PhD, LCSW, CAC III has been a psychotherapist working in the Boulder area for over 20 years. She works with individuals (adolescents and adults), couples, and groups. Since getting her master's degree in clinical social work she has continued to train and learn new skills in Hakomi body oriented psychotherapy, substance treatment, group dynamics, EMDR and psychoanalysis. She works with individuals who are struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, life transitions, self esteem, relationship problems, sexuality and substance abuse, as well as people who feel they are "generally pretty happy" but are looking for support in creating a richer, more productive and satisfying life.